by Savitri Hensman | Oct 31, 2023 | Commentary
AMIDST an alarming escalation of violence in the Middle East, the legality and morality of actions by governments or quasi-governmental bodies has been a key issue. This includes Western states, especially the USA but also the UK. With deepening tragedy and...
by Savitri Hensman | Jul 31, 2023 | Commentary
IN MID-JULY, a video of two naked women being paraded by a mob from Manipur, a state in northeast India, went, sparking outrage across India and internationally. It turned out that this had been taken in early May and the police were aware of the sexual assaults on...
by Savitri Hensman | May 31, 2023 | Commentary
RECENT NEWS HEADLINES offer an alarming glimpse of how the UK is run. This includes government ministers repeatedly bending and possibly breaking rules, overriding checks and balances and pushing through policies which inflict huge harm, especially on the most...
by Savitri Hensman | Feb 7, 2023 | Commentary
AS THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND GENERAL SYNOD prepares to meet, bringing together representatives of laity, clergy and bishops, how people in same-sex relationships are treated will be a controversial topic. Bishops have proposed prayers for blessing those who have married...
by Savitri Hensman | Aug 21, 2022 | Commentary
SALMAN RUSHDIE, an Indian-born British author who has won numerous literary awards, was stabbed several times and severely injured at an event in New York on 12 August. In a world where writers and publishers have often faced threats or worse, this has thrown a...
